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    Minnesota!

    I fenced off part of the enclosure under the chicken coop for the four new chicks and their mom. They seem to be enjoying all the dry space, especially after the rain last night/this morning! When I was finished staring at the babies for 1/2 hour, I picked the black raspberries. I love picking...
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    Minnesota!

    Thank you so much for your advice. Mom is itching to leave the rabbit hutch. I'm hoping to make an enclosure off the hutch so the babies are just a bit bigger. I'll be having foot surgery in three weeks so I won't be able to do much. I hate having this time crunch and having to decide what to do...
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    Minnesota!

    I have four chicks that hatched out Sunday/Monday last weekend. I moved them before the hatch, to a rabbit hutch. The bantam decided, one week in, that she was going to help set the eggs. She was pretty mean and on Thursday the week before last, one of the eggs went missing. At what age can I...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    The last egg has hatched and mom is showing them how to eat.
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    I separated these buff orpington eggs and their broody mom to the rabbit hutch since one of the five eggs went missing on Thursday. I had two moms sitting on the eggs and all of the other hens would come lay eggs in the same nest. I suspect that six legs make for accidents, and the egg was...
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    five chicks with two moms?

    Our buff orpington went broody around June 1. On June 8, I bought five fertilized eggs which makes hatch date June 29 (or so). For the first week, the buff set great. Everyone was happy. We have five other hens who insist on laying in the same nest. She's okay with that and it's okay with me. On...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks for your idea!! I may, indeed, build them a raised dust bath. Yes, the feed is in rubbermaid bin out at the coop. The water and feed hang from a rectangular hole in a piece of plywood (suspended like a roof over their feeding stump). I may change to galvanized, but I don't know if I...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    It only took the squirrel a little over three weeks to start chewing the lid that protects the chicken feed from the elements. It also means that he can't find an easy way into the coop, which is good news for their protection! :) I got the five chickens on August 1, my first flock, and I...
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    i'm starting my chickens on nipple waterers and have questions

    I have a hanging bucket with four nipples, and I was wondering: if I put a birdbath heater in the bucket in the winter, will the nipples still be usable?
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    Issues with Feeding and Watering in the New Coop

    Is there a reason why you insist on keeping your chickens in the coop? Mine have hardly spent a night in the coop since I've gotten them. I fretted about it at first and then decided that the run and coop are secure, it's pretty warm outside and the breeze feels nice. There are times when I'd...
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    new flock seems confused

    I fear that my new flock doesn't like the cozy part of the coop. We got three buff orpington and two barred rock. Last night they were standing around in the roomy side (the "sunroom" without nest boxes or roosts. Should I give them a roost there as well rather than "force" them into the other...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thank you for your concern about the gap in the side wall. The shower door will be removed all summer long, and during the winter, I intended to keep the gap for ventilation. The birds will be in the north half of the coop which is cozy but big enough to accommodate four or five birds. I did run...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    All finished!!! There could be more trim work and added and overall perfecting, but I really need to take a break from building!! You can see the greenhouse that's attached to the enclosure. At some point, I may remove the glass that separates the greenhouse from the enclosure, but for now, I'm...
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    Automatic Chicken Coop Door

    I'd be curious to see what it does on a dark, overcast and/or cloudy day.
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    coop idea

    I found this video quite some time ago and will probably use it in my run. It's a living greens feeding system. Quite clever if you can find a wire basket with the "right" sized holes!! I would think it easy enough to plant the seeds in a tray so you have a constant supply going from early...
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